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gives against

gives against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give against.

Meaning of give against

Verb

give against (third-person singular simple present gives against, present participle giving against, simple past gave against, past participle given against)

  1. (transitive) to attack or assault
  2. (obsolete, transitive) to impinge against

Questions about gives against

What is gives against the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give against.

Words near gives against in the dictionary

  1. gives a shit
  2. gives a shite
  3. gives a sneck posset
  4. gives a tin shit
  5. gives about
  6. gives against
  7. gives an inch
  8. gives as good as one gets
  9. gives away
  10. gives away the farm
  11. gives away the store

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